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Michael Astaphan (right) and Johnson Boston in conversation during a press conference on Tuesday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Dominica Freedom Party (DFP) is making it clear that it is a viable force on the political scene in Dominica.<\/p>\n

There are many in Dominica who think that the party essentially died after Dame Eugenia Charles exited politics and some say the the DFP has been relegated to the political graveyard.<\/p>\n

But speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, officials from the upper echelons of the party said this is not the case and the DFP is alive and well.<\/p>\n

To hammer the point home acting political leader Michael Astaphan said the party is now preparing for a delegates convention in the very near future. “The freedom party is in transition right now,” Astaphan pointed out. “My primary focus would be to prepare for a convention.”<\/p>\n

According to Astaphan parties “go up and down” but the DFP is seeking to present an alternative on what to do in agriculture, tourism, employment. “We want to focus on the young people in Dominica,” he stated.<\/p>\n

Astaphan said the party faces tremendous challenges in educating the populace in what the DFP stands for. “We in the freedom party have tremendous challenges to get our support base and to educate people but we think by education people we can get them to understand what the parties stood for in the days of Eugenia Charles,” he said.<\/p>\n

General Secretary of the party Johnson Boston said in moving forward focus is now being placed on communicating with the general population. “Our major focus is communicating with people leading towards our delegates convention where we can have our political leader in place to take the party forward,” he noted. “This is a major focus and a major challenge and mission that we want to accomplish, according to the DFP General Secretary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Dominica Freedom Party (DFP) is making it clear that it is a viable force on the political scene in Dominica. 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